Portable Air Delivering Device For a Bed

ABSTRACT

A portable air delivering device for a bed is disclosed to provide a better sleeping environment for a user. The portable air delivering device comprises a housing arranged with a plurality of components to deliver air onto the user sleeping on the bed. The plurality of components comprises a pair of retainer clips to hold a covering sheet, a fan to draw an atmospheric air from outside and deliver a stream of the atmospheric air to flow onto the user sleeping under the covering sheet, and a regulator to regulate a speed of the fan. The housing is fixed to a foldable frame. One frame body is placed securely under a bed mattress, so that the other frame body firmly fixes the housing enabling the housing to face the sleep area at foot part of the bed to allow the flow of air onto the user through the covering sheet.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates generally to bedding, and more particularly to a portable air delivering device for a bed for delivering either ambient air or heated air over the sleep area of the bed for ensuring comfortable sleep for the user.

BACKGROUND

Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity, in which consciousness is altered, and sensory activity is inhibited to a certain extent. Sleep plays an essential role in a person's health and well-being throughout life. For example, sleep deficiency has been linked to a variety of serious chronic health problems, including an increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, and stroke.

In addition to physical health, getting enough quality sleep is also important for one's emotional health. Insufficient or poor-quality sleep may negatively impact a person's happiness and quality of life and can also contribute to depression and other mood disorders. Sleep deprivation can also impair brain function and reaction time, which can lead to performance issues at work or school and have more severe consequences. It is therefore important for a person to get enough quality sleep each night.

Poor-quality sleep can be linked to different causes. There are several known environmental factors that can affect sleep quality. Important environmental factors may include, for example, noise levels, lighting, temperature, humidity, and ventilation. Depending on the person, too much or too little noise, light, temperature, air flow, and humidity may make it difficult to have a good quality of sleep. While preferred sleeping environments can vary significantly from person to person, if one or more of the above environmental factors fall outside a person's preferred range, that person may suffer from poor sleep and negative health consequences that come with it.

A variety of mechanisms have been used in an attempt to control or mitigate an undesirable sleep environment. For example, known solutions to excessive noise may include the use of noise masking or cancellation technology. Similarly, excessive light has been addressed using blackout curtains or eye masks. Other devices have been developed to regulate humidity and temperature in a variety of ways using climate control and ventilation technology. However, such devices and mechanisms do not provide a comprehensive solution to control sensitive environmental factors which are required for restful sleep.

Some devices are designed to connect with a bed frame to deliver airflow into a bed tunnel to provide cooling to the user sleeping on the bed. Other devices are designed to deliver airflow over the sleeping area on the bed to provide relief to the user from temperature of the ambient air. Such devices have attached canopies that can be extended over the user to effectively deliver the air onto the user. However, such devices are complex in design and need to be fixed to the bed using support stands and different fitting means. The devices cannot be removed easily as and when desired by the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following presents a simplified summary of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding of such embodiments. This summary is not an extensive overview of all contemplated embodiments, and is intended to neither identify key nor critical elements of all embodiments, nor delineate the scope of any or all embodiments.

The present disclosure, in one or more embodiments, relates to a portable air delivering device for a bed to provide a better sleeping environment for a user. The portable air delivering device delivers either ambient air or heated air over the sleep area of the bed for ensuring comfortable sleep for the user. The portable air delivering device allows a touch free experience of sleeping to the user under a soothing sheet of bare air.

In one embodiment, the portable air delivering device for a bed comprises a housing arranged with a plurality of components to deliver air onto the user sleeping on the bed. In one embodiment, the plurality of components comprises a pair of retainer clips affixed to the housing to hold a covering sheet which is covered by the user. The covering sheet is clipped to the pair of retainer clips by the user to hold the covering sheet at a foot area side of the user.

In one embodiment, the plurality of components comprises a fan disposed within the housing. The fan is in fluid communication with an inlet vent to draw an atmospheric air from outside and deliver a stream of the atmospheric air to flow onto the user sleeping under the covering sheet. The covering sheet forms into a tunnel to allow the stream of the atmospheric air to circulate onto the user when the fan is operated for providing a soothing touch of bare air.

In one embodiment, the plurality of components comprises a regulator fixed to the housing to enable the user to regulate a speed of the fan to control the stream of the atmospheric air flowing through the covering sheet. The regulator is operated to control the fan to run at a first speed to allow the covering sheet partially enclose a sleep area of the bed covering till a neck area of the user. In another embodiment, the regulator is operated to control the fan to run at a second speed to allow the covering sheet fully enclose the sleep area of the bed covering a head area of the user. The second speed is higher than the first speed.

In one embodiment, the portable air delivering device comprises a foldable frame formed by connecting a first frame body and a second frame body through at least one hinge forming an L-shaped design. The first frame body is fixed with the housing and the second frame body is securely positioned under a bed mattress to fit the housing face the foot area side of the user to allow the atmospheric air to flow through the covering sheet.

In one embodiment, the portable air delivering device is in communication with a remote that enables the user to automatically activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device and to regulate the speed of the fan. In one embodiment, the portable air delivering device is equipped with a controller where the controller is in communication with the fan, and the remote.

In another embodiment according to the present disclosure, a method for providing a bed ventilation using a portable air delivering device comprises at one step, the user fix the portable air delivering device under a bed mattress. At one step, the user clips the covering sheet to the pair of retainer clips to hold the covering sheet at the foot area side of the user. At one step, the user activates the controller to operate the fan to draw an atmospheric air from outside and deliver a stream of the atmospheric air to flow onto the user sleeping under the covering sheet for obtaining a soothing touch of bare air.

The portable air delivering device is in communication with a remote that enables the user to automatically activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device and to regulate the speed of the fan. The activation and deactivation of the portable air delivering device is controlling the operation of the fan, based on a control signal received from the remote. The speed of the fan either at the first speed and the second speed is controlled based on the control signal received from the remote.

While multiple embodiments are disclosed, still other embodiments of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which shows and describes illustrative embodiments of the invention. As will be realized, the various embodiments of the present disclosure are capable of modifications in various obvious aspects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings and detailed description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention, and, together with the description, explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example front view of a portable air delivering device, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

FIGS. 2A-2B illustrates example views of airflow onto the user from the portable air delivering device when fixed to bed, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 3A illustrates an example view of the portable air delivering device with a frame in a foldable position, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 3B illustrates a detailed side view of the portable air delivering device configured with a regulator, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 3C illustrates a top view of the portable air delivering device, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example view of the portable air delivering device connected with a covering sheet, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example flow chart of a method for providing a bed ventilation using the portable air delivering device, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

This disclosure describes a portable air delivering device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1 which delivers either ambient air or heated air over a sleep area of a bed 10 for ensuring comfortable sleep for the user. The portable air delivering device 100 assists in blocking out sounds and ensures comfortable sleep for the user. The portable air delivering device 100 allows a touch free experience of sleeping under a soothing sheet of bare air.

FIG. 1 shows an example front view of the portable air delivering device 100. The portable air delivering device 100 comprises a housing 102. The housing 102 is arranged with a plurality of components to deliver air onto the user sleeping on the bed 10. The components comprise a pair of retainer clips 110, a fan (not shown), a regulator 114, and a foldable frame 103.

In one embodiment, the foldable frame 103 is formed by connecting a first frame body 103 a and a second frame body 103 b. The first frame body 103 a and the second frame body 103 b are connected to each other through one or more hinges, thus forming an L-shaped design. The housing 102 is fixed to the first frame body 103 a through a fitting means. In one embodiment, the fitting means can be a screwing means such as fasteners, nuts, bolts, screws etc. The first frame body 103 a acts as a vertical support to the housing 102. The second frame body 103 b is securely positioned under a bed 10 mattress (as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B) to enable an outlet vent 109 of the housing 102 face a foot area side of the user.

In one embodiment, the material of the foldable frame 103 can be any strong material like wood, light weight metals etc. that can withstand the weight of the housing 102.

In one embodiment, the pair of retainer clips 110 are securely affixed to the housing 102 to hold a covering sheet 104 (as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B) which is covered by the user. In a preferred embodiment, the housing 102 can be affixed with a plurality of retainer clips 110. The covering sheet 104 is clipped to the retainer clips 110 by the user to hold the covering sheet 104 at the foot area side of the user. In one embodiment, the fan is disposed within the housing 102 and is in fluid communication with an inlet vent 108 to draw the atmospheric air and deliver a stream of the atmospheric air to flow through the outlet vent 109. The stream of the atmospheric air is driven onto the user through the covering sheet 104.

In one embodiment, the regulator 114 is operably fixed to the housing 102 to enable the user to regulate the speed of the fan to control the air flowing through the covering sheet 104.

The housing 102 is securely positioned to the bed 10 and supported by the foldable frame 103. This enables the user to easily remove the portable air delivering device 100 from the bed 10 when not required. The regulator 114 is operated to control the fan to run either at a first speed or a second speed. The second speed is higher than the first speed. In another embodiment, the regulator 114 can be configured to control the fan speed at multiple speeds.

FIGS. 2A-2B refers to example views of airflow onto the user from the portable air delivering device 100 when fixed to the bed 10. As shown, the covering sheet 104 forms as a tunnel to allow the stream of the atmospheric air from the outlet vent 109 to circulate onto the user when the fan is operated. In one embodiment, the covering sheet 104 is configured to partially or fully enclose a sleep area of the bed 10. The covering sheet 104 covers the sleep area of the bed 10 like a soothing sheet. The covering sheet 104 partially encloses the user up to the neck as shown in FIG. 2A and the covering sheet 104 fully encloses the user over the head as shown in FIG. 2B. The enclosing area of the covering sheet 104 depends upon the speed of the fan that can be controlled by the user based on his/her preference and requirement.

In one embodiment, the fan is operated through the regulator to run at a first speed to allow the covering sheet 104 partially enclose the sleep area of the bed 10 covering till a neck area of the user. In another embodiment, the fan is operated through the regulator 114 to run at a second speed to allow the covering sheet 104 fully enclose the sleep area of the bed 10 covering a head area of the user. As shown in FIG. 2B, an area at head portion allow the air to exhaust while the covering sheet 104 covers till the head area.

In one embodiment, the portable air delivering device 100 further comprises a controller 112. In some embodiments, the portable air delivering device 100 is in communication with a remote 12 that enables the user to automatically activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device 100 and to regulate the speed of the fan. The controller 112 in communication with the fan, and the remote 12. The controller 112 is configured to activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device 100 by controlling the operation of the fan based on control signals received from the remote 12. The controller 112 is configured to control the speed of the fan either at the first speed and the second speed, based on the control signals received from the remote 12.

FIG. 3A shows the example view of the portable air delivering device 100 with the frame 103 in a foldable position. The portable air delivering device 100 is positioned to the bed 10 by unfolding the frame and placing the second frame body 103 b under the bed mattress based on the user requirement and removed after use.

FIG. 3B shows a detailed side view of the portable air delivering device 100 configured with a regulator 114. The regulator 114 is configured to enable the user to regulate the speed of the fan to control the air flowing through the covering sheet 104. The regulator 114 is configured to be activated and deactivated manually to regulate the speed of air released from the fan. The regulator 114 is configured to control the fan at different speeds. The regulator 114 is configured to control the fan at a first speed and a second speed in order to enclose the covering sheet 104 over the user either partially or fully.

In one embodiment, the top view of the portable air delivering device 100 is shown in the FIG. 3C. The housing 102 may comprise one or more inlet vents 108 to draw the atmospheric air and deliver the atmospheric air into the covering sheet 104 through the fan.

FIG. 4 shows an example view of the portable air delivering device 100 connected with a covering sheet 104 through the pair of retainer clips 110. The pair of retainer clips 110 is configured to hold the covering sheet 104 to suspend and disperse the covering sheet 104 over the sleep area of the bed 10 based on the user requirement. The covering sheet 104 is fixed to the pair of retainer clips 110 manually by the user. In one embodiment, the covering sheet 104 can be fixed to the portable air delivering device 100 through any fixing means, so that the user can readily access the covering sheet onto the sleep area of the bed 10. The air circulated from the fan lifts the covering sheet 104, clears the space in front of the portable air delivering device 100, and allows the air from the fan to pass through the covering sheet 104 to create a tunnel which surrounds the user sleeping on the bed 10 like a soothing sheet. The circulated air surrounds the user on the bed 10 with the covering sheet 104 like a sonic cocoon of white noise and blocks out sounds to ensure comfortable sleep for the user. This sonic cocoon creates a white noise effect that baffles extraneous noises and allows light sleepers to rest undisturbed.

In one exemplary embodiment, the housing 102 can be equipped with a heater to deliver a heat air in cool weather conditions. In another embodiment, a switch is provided to the housing to enable the user to manually operate the heater. In another embodiment, the heater is automatically operated through the remote 12 and the controller 112.

In one embodiment, the desired function of the portable air delivering device 100 is to provide the most efficient and economical way to cool the human body and allow the ordinary man to have an extraordinary rest. This is accomplished by creating a separate chamber of air between the resting subject and the covering sheet 104. A stream of air from a fan mounted at the foot of the bed 10 flows under the covering sheet 104 and suspends it like a canopy that floats above the subject and surrounds him/her in a soothing stream of bare air. The cooling effect is approximately 10 degrees or cooler than the ambient air temperature and allows for complete comfort in warmer temperature.

The portable air delivering device 100 saves energy and money by eliminating the necessity of cooling the entire house or even the room. The portable air delivering device 100 is more efficient at cooling than a fan alone.

FIG. 5 shows an example flow chart of a method 500 for providing a bed 10 ventilation using the portable air delivering device 100. At step 502, the user fixes the portable air delivering device 100 under to the bed 10. The second frame body 103 b of a foldable frame 103 is positioned under a bed 10 mattress to automatically fit a first frame body 103 a with the housing face the foot area side of the user. At step 504, the user clips the covering sheet 104 to the pair of retainer clips 110 affixed to the housing 102 to hold the covering sheet 104 at the foot area side of the user where the covering sheet 104 is covered by the user.

At step 506, the user activates the fan disposed within the housing 102 through the controller 112 to draw the atmospheric air from outside and deliver a stream of the atmospheric air to flow onto the user sleeping under the covering sheet 104 for obtaining a soothing touch of bare air. The user can manually operate the regulator 114 to control the fan to run at a first speed to allow the covering sheet 104 partially enclose a sleep area of the bed 10 covering till a neck area of the user. The user can operate the regulator 114 to control the fan to run at a second speed to allow the covering sheet 104 fully enclose the sleep area of the bed 10 covering a head area of the user. In other embodiments, the speed of the fan can be automatically controlled.

The portable air delivering device 100 is in communication with the remote 12 that enables the user to automatically activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device 100 and to regulate the speed of the fan. The activation and deactivation of the portable air delivering device 100 controls the operation of the fan, based on control signals received from the remote 12. The speed of the fan is controlled either at the first speed and the second speed based on the control signals received from the remote 12.

In the foregoing description various embodiments of the present disclosure have been presented for the purpose of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Obvious modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The various embodiments were chosen and described to provide the best illustration of the principals of the disclosure and their practical application, and to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of the present disclosure as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth they are fairly, legally, and equitably entitled.

It will readily be apparent that numerous modifications and alterations can be made to the processes described in the foregoing examples without departing from the principles underlying the invention, and all such modifications and alterations are intended to be embraced by this application. 

The claimed invention is:
 1. A portable air delivering device for a bed to provide a better sleeping environment for a user, comprising: a housing arranged with a plurality of components to deliver air onto the user sleeping on the bed, wherein the plurality of components comprises: a pair of retainer clips affixed to the housing to hold a covering sheet which is covered by the user, wherein the covering sheet is clipped to the pair of retainer clips by the user to hold the covering sheet at a foot area side of the user; a fan disposed within the housing, wherein the fan is in fluid communication with an inlet vent to draw an atmospheric air from outside and deliver a stream of the atmospheric air to flow onto the user sleeping under the covering sheet, wherein the covering sheet forms into a tunnel to allow the stream of the atmospheric air to circulate onto the user when the fan is operated for providing a soothing touch of bare air; a regulator fixed to the housing to enable the user to regulate a speed of the fan to control the stream of the atmospheric air flowing through the covering sheet; and a foldable frame formed by connecting a first frame body and a second frame body through at least one hinge forming an L-shaped design, wherein the first frame body is fixed with the housing and the second frame body is securely positioned under a bed mattress to fit the housing face the foot area side of the user to allow the atmospheric air to flow through the covering sheet.
 2. The portable air delivering device of claim 1, wherein the regulator is operated to control the fan to run at a first speed to allow the covering sheet partially enclose a sleep area of the bed covering till a neck area of the user.
 3. The portable air delivering device of claim 1, wherein the regulator is operated to control the fan to run at a second speed to allow the covering sheet fully enclose the sleep area of the bed covering a head area of the user.
 4. The portable air delivering device of claim 3, wherein the second speed is higher than the first speed.
 5. The portable air delivering device of claim 1, wherein the portable air delivering device is in communication with a remote that enables the user to automatically activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device and to regulate the speed of the fan.
 6. The portable air delivering device of claim 1, wherein the portable air delivering device is equipped with a controller where the controller is in communication with the fan, and the remote, wherein the controller is configured to: activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device by controlling the operation of the fan, based on a control signal received from the remote; and control the speed of the fan either at the first speed and the second speed, based on the control signal received from the remote.
 7. The portable air delivering device of claim 1, wherein the housing is equipped with a heater to deliver a heat air in cool weather conditions.
 8. A method of providing a bed ventilation using a portable air delivering device, comprising: positioning by a user, a second frame body of a foldable frame of the portable air delivering device under a bed mattress to automatically fit a first frame body with a housing face a foot area side of the user, wherein the first frame body and the second frame body are connected by at least one hinge forming an L-shaped design; clipping, by the user, a covering sheet to a pair of retainer clips affixed to the housing to hold the covering sheet at the foot area side of the user where the covering sheet is covered by the user; and activating, by the user, a fan disposed within the housing through a controller to draw an atmospheric air from outside and deliver a stream of the atmospheric air to flow onto the user sleeping under the covering sheet for obtaining a soothing touch of bare air.
 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the fan is in fluid communication with an inlet vent provided to the housing to draw the atmospheric air from outside.
 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the covering sheet forms into a tunnel to allow the stream of the atmospheric air to circulate onto the user when the fan is operated.
 11. The method of claim 8, wherein a regulator is fixed to the housing to enable the user to regulate a speed of the fan to control the stream of the atmospheric air flowing through the covering sheet.
 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method comprising: operating, by the user, the regulator to control the fan to run at a first speed to allow the covering sheet partially enclose a sleep area of the bed covering till a neck area of the user; and operating, by the user, the regulator to control the fan to run at a second speed to allow the covering sheet fully enclose the sleep area of the bed covering a head area of the user.
 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second speed is higher than the first speed.
 14. The method of claim 8, wherein the portable air delivering device is in communication with a remote that enables the user to automatically activate and deactivate the portable air delivering device and to regulate the speed of the fan through the controller.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the method comprising: activating and deactivating the portable air delivering device by controlling the operation of the fan, based on a control signal received from the remote; and controlling the speed of the fan either at the first speed and the second speed, based on the control signal received from the remote.
 16. The method of claim 8, wherein the housing is equipped with a heater to deliver a heat air in cool weather conditions. 